1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 
1.3 	fund, clean water fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; modifying 
1.4 	requirements for outdoor heritage fund appropriations; providing for public 
1.5 	grazing program; changing provisions of grant management; changing control 
1.6 	and oversight of the film production jobs program to the commissioner of 
1.7 	administration; modifying prior appropriations;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.8 	2010, sections 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 7; 97A.056, by adding subdivisions; 
1.9 	116U.26; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 114D.30, subdivision 4; 
1.10 	Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4, as amended; article 3, section 3; 
1.11 	Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 9; 
1.12 	article 2, section 7; article 4, section 2, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new 
1.13 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.
1.14 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.15 	ARTICLE 1
1.16 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.17	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.18 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.19 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.20 	outdoor heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
1.21 	figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the 
1.22 	figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. 
1.23 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" 
1.24 	is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

1.25				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.26				Available for the Year
	
1.27				Ending June 30
	
1.28					2012
		2013

2.1	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE

2.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	 97,420,000
	
2.3 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
2.4 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
2.5 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
2.6 	following subdivisions.

2.7	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		24,640,000

2.8
2.9	(a) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
- Phase II
					
2.10 	$2,090,000 in the second year is to the 
2.11 	Board of Water and Soil Resources in 
2.12 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever to 
2.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
2.14 	to enhance habitat by expanding clean water 
2.15 	fund riparian wildlife buffers on private land. 
2.16 	A list of proposed permanent conservation 
2.17 	easements must be provided as part of the 
2.18 	final report. The accomplishment plan must 
2.19 	include an easement stewardship plan. Up 
2.20 	to $90,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
2.21 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
2.22 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
2.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
2.24 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
2.25 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
2.26 	fund established, including expenditures 
2.27 	from the fund and a description of annual 
2.28 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

2.29
2.30	(b) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
III
					
2.31 	$4,610,000 in the second year is to the 
2.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.33 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
2.34 	acquire native prairie and savanna and restore 
2.35 	and enhance grasslands and savanna. A list of 
3.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
3.3 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
3.4 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
3.5 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
3.6 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
3.7 	no later than 180 days following the close of 
3.8 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.

3.93.10
	(c) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
Complex - Phase II
					
3.11 	$1,760,000 in the second year is to the 
3.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.13 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
3.14 	to acquire and restore lands in the Cannon 
3.15 	River watershed for wildlife management 
3.16 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.17 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or aquatic 
3.18 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
3.19 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 
3.20 	14, and 97C.02. A list of proposed land 
3.21 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.22 	required accomplishment plan.

3.23	(d) Wildlife Management Area Acquisition
					
3.24 	$2,900,000 in the second year is to the 
3.25 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
3.26 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
3.27 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.28 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
3.29 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.30 	the required accomplishment plan.

3.31
3.32	(e) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IV
					
3.33 	$1,580,000 in the second year is to the 
3.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.35 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
4.1 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
4.2 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in 
4.3 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
4.4 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
4.5 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
4.6 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.7 	National Wildlife Refuge. A list of proposed 
4.8 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
4.9 	of the required accomplishment plan. The 
4.10 	accomplishment plan must include an 
4.11 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan.

4.12
4.13	(f) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase IV
					
4.14 	$3,300,000 in the second year is to the 
4.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.16 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.17 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
4.18 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.19 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
4.20 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
4.21 	the required accomplishment plan.

4.22	(g) Green Corridor Legacy Program - Phase IV
					
4.23 	$1,730,000 in the second year is to the 
4.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.25 	an agreement with the Redwood Area 
4.26 	Development Corporation to acquire land in 
4.27 	fee for wildlife management area purposes 
4.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.29 	subdivision 8, and for aquatic management 
4.30 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
4.31 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of 
4.32 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.33 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.34
4.35	(h) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IV
					
5.1 	$4,300,000 in the second year is to the 
5.2 	commissioner of natural resources to 
5.3 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
5.4 	of wildlife management areas, scientific 
5.5 	and natural areas, and land under native 
5.6 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
5.7 	restorations and enhancements must 
5.8 	be provided as part of the required 
5.9 	accomplishment plan.

5.10
5.11	(i) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
5.12 	$1,050,000 in the second year is to the 
5.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.14 	agreements to restore and enhance habitat on 
5.15 	public lands in the Anoka Sand Plain and 
5.16 	along the Rum River as follows: $558,750 to 
5.17 	Great River Greening; $99,400 to the Anoka 
5.18 	Conservation District; and $391,850 to the 
5.19 	National Wild Turkey Federation. A list 
5.20 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
5.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.22 	accomplishment plan.

5.23	(j) Enhanced Public Grasslands
					
5.24 	$1,320,000 in the second year is to the 
5.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.26 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
5.27 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.28 	Chicken Society to restore and enhance 
5.29 	habitat on public lands. The criteria for 
5.30 	selection of projects must be included in the 
5.31 	accomplishment plan. A list of proposed 
5.32 	restorations and enhancements must be 
5.33 	provided as part of the final report.

5.34	Subd. 3.Forests
 		-0-
		 10,300,000

6.1
6.2	(a) Protecting Mississippi River Corridor 
Habitat ACUB Partnership - Phase II
					
6.3 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
6.4 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
6.5 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
6.6 	on land adjacent to the Nokasippi River 
6.7 	and the boundaries of the Minnesota 
6.8 	National Guard Army compatible use buffer 
6.9 	(ACUB). A list of proposed land acquisitions 
6.10 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.11 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
6.12 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
6.13 	plan. Up to $4,800 is for establishing 
6.14 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
6.15 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
6.16 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.17 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
6.18 	report is required for any monitoring and 
6.19 	enforcement fund established, including 
6.20 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
6.21 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
6.22 	activities.

6.23
6.24	(b) Mississippi Northwoods Habitat Complex 
Protection
					
6.25 	$7,040,000 in the second year is to the 
6.26 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.27 	acquire land in fee along the Mississippi 
6.28 	River in Crow Wing County to be added 
6.29 	to Crow Wing State Forest. Prior to the 
6.30 	acquisition, an independent state appraisal 
6.31 	must be conducted and the purchase price 
6.32 	must not exceed the appraised fair market 
6.33 	value determined by the appraisal. A land 
6.34 	description must be provided as part of the 
6.35 	required accomplishment plan. Development 
6.36 	of a paved trail on land acquired under this 
7.1 	paragraph constitutes an alteration of the 
7.2 	intended use of the interest in real property 
7.3 	and must be handled according to Minnesota 
7.4 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 15. 
7.5 	The commissioner of natural resources shall 
7.6 	consult with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
7.7 	Heritage Council when planning for any 
7.8 	paved trail on land acquired with this 
7.9 	appropriation, including any plans for trail 
7.10 	alignment.

7.11
7.12	(c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
Grouse Habitat Partnership - Phase III
					
7.13 	$1,340,000 in the second year is to the 
7.14 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.15 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
7.16 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
7.17 	Grouse Society to acquire and enhance 
7.18 	lands for wildlife management area purposes 
7.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
7.20 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
7.21 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
7.22 	required accomplishment plan.

7.23
7.24	(d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass 
County - Phase III
					
7.25 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
7.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.27 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
7.28 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
7.29 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
7.30 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.31 	accomplishment plan.

7.32	(e) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative
					
7.33 	$960,000 in the second year is to the 
7.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.35 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
8.1 	Association to restore and enhance public 
8.2 	forest lands in northeastern Minnesota 
8.3 	for moose habitat purposes. A list of 
8.4 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
8.5 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.6 	accomplishment plan.

8.7	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		-0-
		31,140,000

8.8
8.9	(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve 
Program Partnership - Phase IV
					
8.10 	$13,810,000 in the second year is to the 
8.11 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
8.12 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.13 	and restore wetlands and associated upland 
8.14 	habitat in cooperation with the United 
8.15 	States Department of Agriculture Wetlands 
8.16 	Reserve Program. A list of land acquisitions 
8.17 	must be provided as part of the final report. 
8.18 	The accomplishment plan must include 
8.19 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
8.20 	$180,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
8.21 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
8.22 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
8.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
8.24 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
8.25 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
8.26 	fund established, including expenditures 
8.27 	from the fund and a description of annual 
8.28 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

8.29
8.30	(b) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
Area Program - Phase IV
					
8.31 	$5,400,000 in the second year is to the 
8.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.33 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
8.34 	land in fee to be managed and designated as 
8.35 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
8.36 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
9.1 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
9.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.3 	required accomplishment plan.

9.4	(c) Columbus Lake Conservation Area
					
9.5 	$940,000 in the second year is to the 
9.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.7 	agreement with Anoka County to acquire 
9.8 	land in fee for conservation purposes that 
9.9 	connect wetlands and shallow lakes to 
9.10 	the Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management 
9.11 	Area. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
9.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.13 	accomplishment plan.

9.14
9.15	(d) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Initiative - Phase II
					
9.16 	$4,490,000 in the second year is to the 
9.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.18 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to assess, 
9.19 	restore, and enhance shallow lakes and 
9.20 	wetlands, including technical assistance, 
9.21 	survey, design, and engineering to develop 
9.22 	new enhancement and restoration projects 
9.23 	for future implementation. A list of 
9.24 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
9.25 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.26 	accomplishment plan.

9.27
9.28	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
9.29 	$3,870,000 in the second year is to the 
9.30 	commissioner of natural resources to 
9.31 	develop engineering designs and complete 
9.32 	construction to enhance shallow lakes and 
9.33 	wetlands. A list of proposed restorations and 
9.34 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
9.35 	the required accomplishment plan. Work 
10.1 	must be completed within three years of the 
10.2 	effective date of this article.

10.3	(f) Marsh Lake Enhancement
					
10.4 	$2,630,000 in the second year is to the 
10.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.6 	complete design and construction to modify 
10.7 	the dam at Marsh Lake and return the historic 
10.8 	outlet of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac 
10.9 	Qui Parle.

10.10	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		 31,120,000

10.11	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV
					
10.12 	 $3,480,000 in the second year is to the 
10.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.14 	acquire interests in land in fee or permanent 
10.15 	conservation easements for aquatic 
10.16 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.17 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
10.18 	97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic 
10.19 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
10.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.21 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
10.22 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
10.23 	plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing 
10.24 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
10.25 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
10.26 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.27 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
10.28 	report is required for any monitoring and 
10.29 	enforcement fund established, including 
10.30 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
10.31 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
10.32 	activities.

10.33	(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III
					
11.1 	$3,680,000 in the second year is to the 
11.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.3 	agreements to acquire interests in land in 
11.4 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
11.5 	and to restore and enhance natural systems 
11.6 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
11.7 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 
11.8 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
11.9 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends 
11.10 	of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River 
11.11 	Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota 
11.12 	Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust 
11.13 	for Public Land. A list of proposed 
11.14 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
11.15 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.16 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
11.17 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
11.18 	plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing 
11.19 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
11.20 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.21 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.22 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
11.23 	report is required for any monitoring and 
11.24 	enforcement fund established, including 
11.25 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
11.26 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
11.27 	activities.

11.28
11.29	(c) Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore 
Protection and Management - Phase III
					
11.30 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
11.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.32 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
11.33 	permanent conservation easements and 
11.34 	restore and enhance habitats along the 
11.35 	Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. 
11.36 	A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations, 
12.1 	and enhancements must be provided as 
12.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
12.3 	The accomplishment plan must include 
12.4 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
12.5 	$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
12.6 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
12.7 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.9 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
12.10 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
12.11 	fund established, including expenditures 
12.12 	from the fund and a description of annual 
12.13 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

12.14	(d) Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration
					
12.15 	$3,670,000 in the second year is to the 
12.16 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
12.17 	habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. 
12.18 	A list of proposed projects must be provided 
12.19 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.20
12.21	(e) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase IV
					
12.22 	$2,120,000 in the second year is to the 
12.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.24 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
12.25 	to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake, 
12.26 	river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list 
12.27 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
12.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.29 	accomplishment plan.

12.30	(f) Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration
					
12.31 	$2,320,000 in the second year is to the 
12.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.33 	agreement with the Red Lake Watershed 
12.34 	District to restore and enhance stream and 
12.35 	related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list 
13.1 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
13.2 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.3 	accomplishment plan.

13.4	(g) Knife River Habitat Restoration
					
13.5 	$380,000 in the second year is to the 
13.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.7 	agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
13.8 	Association to restore trout habitat in the 
13.9 	Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of 
13.10 	proposed restorations must be provided as 
13.11 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.12	(h) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Asian Carp
					
13.13 	$7,500,000 in the second year is to the 
13.14 	commissioner of natural resources to 
13.15 	design, construct, operate, and evaluate 
13.16 	structural deterrents for Asian carp to protect 
13.17 	Minnesota's aquatic habitat. Use of this 
13.18 	money requires a one-to-one match for 
13.19 	projects on state boundary waters.

13.20
13.21	(i) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Aquatic 
Invasive Species
					
13.22 	$2,200,000 in the second year is to the Board 
13.23 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
13.24 	for research on aquatic invasive species that 
13.25 	threaten or have the potential to threaten 
13.26 	the state's lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, 
13.27 	and other aquatic habitats for fish, game, 
13.28 	and wildlife. This appropriation is added to 
13.29 	the appropriation in article 2, section 4, for 
13.30 	the purposes specified in that section and is 
13.31 	available until June 30, 2018.

13.32	(j) Aquatic Habitat Restoration Grants
					
13.33 	$300,000 in the second year is to the 
13.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.1 	grants to local units of government and lake 
14.2 	associations for aquatic habitat restoration.

14.3
14.4	(k) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners 
Grant Program - Phase IV
					
14.5 	$4,990,000 in the second year is to the 
14.6 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
14.7 	program to provide competitive, matching 
14.8 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
14.9 	state, and national organizations for 
14.10 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
14.11 	wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, 
14.12 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not 
14.13 	be made for activities required to fulfill 
14.14 	the duties of owners of lands subject to 
14.15 	conservation easements. Grants shall not be 
14.16 	made from appropriations in this paragraph 
14.17 	for projects that have a total project cost 
14.18 	exceeding $575,000. $366,000 of this 
14.19 	appropriation may be spent for personnel 
14.20 	costs and other direct and necessary 
14.21 	administrative costs. Grantees may acquire 
14.22 	land or interests in land. Easements must be 
14.23 	permanent. Land acquired in fee must be 
14.24 	open to hunting and fishing during the open 
14.25 	season unless otherwise provided by state 
14.26 	law. The program shall require a match of 
14.27 	at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
14.28 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
14.29 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
14.30 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
14.31 	provide a separate, simplified application 
14.32 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
14.33 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
14.34 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
14.35 	give priority to organizations that have a 
14.36 	history of receiving or charter to receive 
15.1 	private contributions for local conservation 
15.2 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
15.3 	conservation easement, priority shall be 
15.4 	given to projects associated with existing 
15.5 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
15.6 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
15.7 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
15.8 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
15.9 	subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas 
15.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
15.11 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration 
15.12 	or enhancement projects must be on land 
15.13 	permanently protected by a conservation 
15.14 	easement or public ownership or in public 
15.15 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
15.16 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
15.17 	shall be given to restoration and enhancement 
15.18 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
15.19 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
15.20 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
15.21 	This appropriation is available until June 
15.22 	30, 2016. No less than five percent of the 
15.23 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
15.24 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
15.25 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
15.26 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
15.27 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
15.28 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
15.29 	provide notice of the grant program in 
15.30 	the game and fish law summaries that are 
15.31 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.32 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

15.33	Subd. 6.Administration
 		-0-
		220,000

15.34	(a) Contract Management
					
16.1 	$175,000 in the second year is to the 
16.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.3 	contract management duties assigned in this 
16.4 	section. The commissioner shall provide a 
16.5 	work program in the form specified by the 
16.6 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
16.7 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
16.8 	No money may be expended prior to 
16.9 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
16.10 	approval of the work program.

16.11	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
16.12 	$45,000 in the second year is to the 
16.13 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
16.14 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
16.15 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
16.16 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

16.17	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
16.18 	Money appropriated in this section may 
16.19 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
16.20 	directly related to and necessary for a 
16.21 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
16.22 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
16.23 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
16.24 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
16.25 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
16.26 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
16.27 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
16.28 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
16.29 	in this section are available until June 30, 
16.30 	2015, when projects must be completed and 
16.31 	final accomplishments reported. Funds for 
16.32 	restoration or enhancement are available 
16.33 	until June 30, 2017, or four years after 
16.34 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
16.35 	complete initial restoration or enhancement 
17.1 	work. If a project receives federal funds, 
17.2 	the time period of the appropriation is 
17.3 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
17.4 	funding. Funds appropriated for fee title 
17.5 	acquisition of land may be used to restore, 
17.6 	enhance, and provide for public use of the 
17.7 	land acquired with the appropriation. Public 
17.8 	use facilities must have a minimal impact 
17.9 	on habitat in acquired lands. If the purchase 
17.10 	price for a fee title acquisition funded with 
17.11 	an appropriation in this article falls below 
17.12 	the estimated purchase price contained in 
17.13 	the approved accomplishment plan and no 
17.14 	other acquisitions are listed in the approved 
17.15 	accomplishment plan, the difference between 
17.16 	the purchase price and the estimated purchase 
17.17 	price is canceled and returned to the outdoor 
17.18 	heritage fund.

17.19
17.20	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
17.21 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
17.22 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
17.23 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
17.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.25 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
17.26 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
17.27 	1, 2012, or the date of accomplishment plan 
17.28 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
17.29 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
17.30 	this section. Periodic reimbursement must 
17.31 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
17.32 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
17.33 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
17.34 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
17.35 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
17.36 	by progress reports approved by the 
18.1 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
18.2 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
18.3 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
18.4 	support future management of acquired 
18.5 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
18.6 	advances must be approved as part of the 
18.7 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
18.8 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
18.9 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
18.10 	part of the accomplishment plan.

18.11 	Sec. 3. [84.972] PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS PUBLIC GRAZING PROGRAM.
18.12 	The commissioner of natural resources shall establish a prairie grasslands public 
18.13 	grazing program. The commissioner shall enter into cooperative farming agreements 
18.14 	or lease agreements with livestock owners to annually graze prairie and grasslands 
18.15 	administered by the commissioner where grazing will enhance wildlife habitat, including 
18.16 	management of invasive species. The commissioner shall establish a target of at least 
18.17 	50,000 acres of prairie and grasslands to be enrolled in the prairie grasslands public 
18.18 	grazing program. The commissioner shall maintain a list of lands grazed under the 
18.19 	program describing the location, acreage, and years grazed. The program shall have a goal 
18.20 	of being financially self-sufficient. Unless otherwise provided by law, revenues received 
18.21 	under this section shall be deposited in the game and fish fund and are appropriated to the 
18.22 	commissioner for purposes of the program.

18.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.24 	to read:
18.25 		Subd. 12.Accomplishment plans. It is a condition of acceptance of money 
18.26 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that the agency or entity using the 
18.27 	appropriation submits an accomplishment plan and periodic accomplishment reports 
18.28 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in the form determined by the council. 
18.29 	The accomplishment plan must identify the project manager responsible for expending 
18.30 	the appropriation and the final product. The accomplishment plan must account for 
18.31 	the use of the appropriation and outcomes of the expenditure in measures of wetlands, 
18.32 	prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. 
18.33 	The plan must include an evaluation of results. If lands are acquired by fee with money 
18.34 	from the outdoor heritage fund, the accomplishment plan must include a hunting and 
19.1 	fishing management plan for the lands acquired by fee. No money appropriated from the 
19.2 	outdoor heritage fund may be expended unless the council has approved the pertinent 
19.3 	accomplishment plan.

19.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.5 	to read:
19.6 		Subd. 13.Project requirements. (a) As a condition of accepting money 
19.7 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund, an agency or entity receiving money from 
19.8 	an appropriation must comply with this subdivision for any project funded in whole or 
19.9 	in part with funds from the appropriation.
19.10 	(b) All conservation easements acquired with money appropriated from the outdoor 
19.11 	heritage fund must:
19.12 	(1) be permanent;
19.13 	(2) specify the parties to the easement;
19.14 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an agreement that are permanent;
19.15 	(4) specify the habitat types and location being protected;
19.16 	(5) where appropriate for conservation or water protection outcomes, require the 
19.17 	grantor to employ practices retaining water on the eased land as long as practicable;
19.18 	(6) specify the responsibilities of the parties for habitat enhancement and restoration 
19.19 	and the associated costs of these activities;
19.20 	(7) be sent to the office of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council;
19.21 	(8) include a long-term stewardship plan and identify the sources and amount of 
19.22 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement; and
19.23 	(9) identify the parties responsible for monitoring and enforcing the easement 
19.24 	agreement.
19.25 	(c) For all restorations, a recipient must prepare and retain an ecological restoration 
19.26 	and management plan that, to the degree practicable, is consistent with current 
19.27 	conservation science and ecological goals for the restoration site. Consideration should 
19.28 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and other relevant factors that would provide the 
19.29 	best chance for long-term success and durability of the restoration. The plan must include 
19.30 	the proposed timetable for implementing the restoration, including, but not limited to, 
19.31 	site preparation, establishment of diverse plant species, maintenance, and additional 
19.32 	enhancement to establish the restoration; identify long-term maintenance and management 
19.33 	needs of the restoration and how the maintenance, management, and enhancement will be 
19.34 	financed; and use current conservation science to achieve the best restoration.
20.1 	(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient must prepare a restoration and management 
20.2 	plan in compliance with paragraph (c), including identification of sufficient funding for 
20.3 	implementation.
20.4 	(e) To ensure public accountability for the use of public funds, a recipient must 
20.5 	provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council documentation of the process used 
20.6 	to select parcels acquired in fee or as permanent conservation easements and must provide 
20.7 	the council with documentation of all related transaction costs, including, but not limited 
20.8 	to, appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, commissions, other similar costs, and donations. 
20.9 	This information must be provided for all parties involved in the transaction. The recipient 
20.10 	must also report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council any difference between 
20.11 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller and the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, 
20.12 	if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data such as 
20.13 	appraisals may remain private during negotiations but must ultimately be made public 
20.14 	according to chapter 13.
20.15 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in the appropriation, all restoration and 
20.16 	enhancement projects funded with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
20.17 	must be on land permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or 
20.18 	in public waters as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
20.19 	(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to acquire an interest in real property, 
20.20 	a recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must provide to the 
20.21 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the commissioner of management and 
20.22 	budget an analysis of increased operation and maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
20.23 	public entities as a result of the acquisition and of how the costs are to be paid.
20.24 	(h) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must give 
20.25 	consideration to Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible use of the corps' services to 
20.26 	contract for restoration and enhancement services.
20.27 	(i) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must erect 
20.28 	signage according to Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10.

20.29 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
20.30 	to read:
20.31 		Subd. 14.Purchase of recycled and recyclable materials. A political subdivision, 
20.32 	public or private corporation, or other entity that receives money appropriated from the 
20.33 	outdoor heritage fund must use the money in compliance with sections 16B.121, regarding 
20.34 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable materials, and 16B.122, regarding purchase 
20.35 	and use of paper stock and printing.

21.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
21.2 	to read:
21.3 		Subd. 15.Land acquisition restrictions. (a) An interest in real property, including, 
21.4 	but not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated 
21.5 	from the outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an 
21.6 	easement interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made. The ownership 
21.7 	of the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in 
21.8 	real property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or 
21.9 	accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed on the land that preclude its use for the 
21.10 	intended purpose as specified in the appropriation.
21.11 	(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this 
21.12 	subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any 
21.13 	interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and 
21.14 	approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council 
21.15 	shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
21.16 	divisions with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before 
21.17 	approval under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests 
21.18 	from recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures 
21.19 	shall allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real 
21.20 	property meeting the following criteria:
21.21 	(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the 
21.22 	commissioner of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
21.23 	(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably 
21.24 	equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking 
21.25 	into consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
21.26 	(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph 
21.27 	(a) must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local 
21.28 	government office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The 
21.29 	notice of funding agreement must contain:
21.30 	(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding 
21.31 	agreement;
21.32 	(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
21.33 	(3) a reference to this section; and
21.34 	(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered in 
21.35 	accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling the 
21.36 	acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in 
22.1 	real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further 
22.2 	encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.3 	Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property transfers to 
22.4 	the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with the terms and 
22.5 	conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed 
22.6 	on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation."

22.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.8 	to read:
22.9 		Subd. 16.Real property interest report. (a) By December 1 each year, a recipient 
22.10 	of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that is used for the acquisition of an 
22.11 	interest in real property, including, but not limited to, an easement or fee title, must submit 
22.12 	annual reports on the status of the real property to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
22.13 	Council or its successor in a form determined by the council. If lands are acquired by fee 
22.14 	with money from the outdoor heritage fund, the real property interest report must include 
22.15 	a verification of the status of the hunting and fishing management plan for the lands 
22.16 	acquired by fee. The responsibility for reporting under this subdivision may be transferred 
22.17 	by the recipient of the appropriation to another person or entity that holds the interest in 
22.18 	the real property. To complete the transfer of reporting responsibility, the recipient of 
22.19 	the appropriation must:
22.20 	(1) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of that person's 
22.21 	reporting responsibility;
22.22 	(2) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of the property 
22.23 	restrictions under subdivision 15; and
22.24 	(3) provide written notice to the council of the transfer of reporting responsibility, 
22.25 	including contact information for the person to whom the responsibility is transferred.
22.26 	(b) After the transfer, the person or entity that holds the interest in the real property 
22.27 	is responsible for reporting requirements under this subdivision.

22.28 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.29 	to read:
22.30 		Subd. 17.Easement monitoring and enforcement requirements. Money 
22.31 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for easement monitoring and enforcement 
22.32 	may be spent only on activities included in an easement monitoring and enforcement 
22.33 	plan contained within the accomplishment plan. Money received for monitoring and 
22.34 	enforcement, including earnings on the money received, shall be kept in a monitoring 
23.1 	and enforcement fund held by the organization and is appropriated for monitoring and 
23.2 	enforcing conservation easements in the state. Within 120 days after the close of the 
23.3 	entity's fiscal year, an entity receiving appropriations for easement monitoring and 
23.4 	enforcement must provide an annual financial report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
23.5 	Heritage Council on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the 
23.6 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for monitoring 
23.7 	and enforcement of easements and earnings on the money appropriated shall revert 
23.8 	to the state if:
23.9 	(1) the easement transfers to the state under subdivision 15;
23.10 	(2) the holder of the easement fails to file an annual report and then fails to cure that 
23.11 	default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
23.12 	(3) the holder of the easement fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and 
23.13 	enforcement plan contained within the accomplishment plan and fails to cure that default 
23.14 	within 90 days of notification of the default by the state.

23.15 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a 
23.16 	subdivision to read:
23.17 		Subd. 18.Successor organizations. The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.18 	may approve the continuation of a project with an organization that has adopted a new 
23.19 	name. Continuation of a project with an organization that has undergone a significant 
23.20 	change in mission, structure, or purpose requires:
23.21 	(1) notice to the chairs of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
23.22 	over the outdoor heritage fund; and
23.23 	(2) presentation by the council of proposed legislation either ratifying or rejecting 
23.24 	continued involvement with the new organization.

23.25 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a 
23.26 	subdivision to read:
23.27 		Subd. 19.Fee title acquisitions; open to taking fish and game. (a) Lands acquired 
23.28 	by fee with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that are held by the 
23.29 	state must be open to the public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless 
23.30 	otherwise provided by state law.
23.31 	(b) Lands acquired by fee with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
23.32 	that are held by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service must be open to the public 
23.33 	taking of fish and game during the open season according to the National Wildlife Refuge 
23.34 	System Improvement Act, United States Code, title 16, section 668dd, et seq.
24.1 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (b), lands acquired by fee with money 
24.2 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that are held by a nonstate entity must be open 
24.3 	to the public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise prescribed 
24.4 	by the commissioner of natural resources.

24.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively to July 1, 2009.

24.6 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a 
24.7 	subdivision to read:
24.8 		Subd. 20.Pasture land.  (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "pasture" means 
24.9 	any prairie or grassland that had been actively grazed anytime during the ten-year period 
24.10 	prior to acquisition and that is acquired in fee for wildlife management area purposes 
24.11 	under section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
24.12 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that is used 
24.13 	to acquire, in fee, more than 20 acres of pasture, as defined in paragraph (a), or other 
24.14 	existing or restored prairie or grassland where grazing will be used as a wildlife habitat 
24.15 	management tool shall:
24.16 	(1) maintain any existing fencing on the land consistent with a grazing management 
24.17 	program;
24.18 	(2) install new perimeter fencing using funds from the outdoor heritage fund 
24.19 	appropriation, unless perimeter fencing capable of containing livestock for grazing is 
24.20 	already present; and
24.21 	(3) enter into an agreement or agreements with a livestock owner or owners to 
24.22 	provide sufficient grazing of the pasture to enhance wildlife habitat, including management 
24.23 	of invasive species.
24.24 	(c) The commissioner must annually report the location, acreage, and years grazed 
24.25 	for land subject to this subdivision.

24.26 	Sec. 13. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 9, 
24.27 	is amended to read:

24.28	Subd. 9.Project Requirements
 					
24.29 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
24.30 	appropriation made under this section, an 
24.31 	agency or entity receiving an appropriation 
24.32 	must comply with this subdivision for any 
25.1 	project funded in whole or in part with funds 
25.2 	from the appropriation.
25.3 	(b) All conservation easements acquired with 
25.4 	money appropriated under this section must: 
25.5 	(1) be permanent; (2) specify the parties to 
25.6 	the easement; (3) specify all of the provisions 
25.7 	of an agreement that are permanent; (4) 
25.8 	specify the habitat types and location 
25.9 	being protected; (5) where appropriate for 
25.10 	conservation or water protection outcomes, 
25.11 	require the grantor to employ practices 
25.12 	retaining water on the eased land as long as 
25.13 	practicable; (6) specify the responsibilities 
25.14 	of the parties for habitat enhancement and 
25.15 	restoration and the associated costs of these 
25.16 	activities; (7) be sent to the office of the 
25.17 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; (8) 
25.18 	include a long-term stewardship plan and 
25.19 	identify the sources and amount of funding 
25.20 	for monitoring and enforcing the easement 
25.21 	agreement; and (9) identify the parties 
25.22 	responsible for monitoring and enforcing the 
25.23 	easement agreement.
25.24 	(c) For all restorations, a recipient must 
25.25 	prepare and retain an ecological restoration 
25.26 	and management plan that, to the degree 
25.27 	practicable, is consistent with current 
25.28 	conservation science and ecological goals 
25.29 	for the restoration site. Consideration should 
25.30 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
25.31 	other relevant factors that would provide 
25.32 	the best chance for long-term success and 
25.33 	durability of the restoration projects. The 
25.34 	plan must include the proposed timetable for 
25.35 	implementing the restoration, including, but 
25.36 	not limited to, site preparation, establishment 
26.1 	of diverse plant species, maintenance, and 
26.2 	additional enhancement to establish the 
26.3 	restoration; identify long-term maintenance 
26.4 	and management needs of the restoration 
26.5 	and how the maintenance, management, 
26.6 	and enhancement will be financed; and use 
26.7 	current conservation science to achieve the 
26.8 	best restoration.
26.9 	(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient 
26.10 	must prepare a restoration and management 
26.11 	plan in compliance with paragraph (c), 
26.12 	including identification of sufficient funding 
26.13 	for implementation.
26.14 	(e) To ensure public accountability for the 
26.15 	use of public funds, a recipient must provide 
26.16 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
26.17 	Council documentation of the process 
26.18 	used to select parcels acquired in fee or as 
26.19 	permanent conservation easements and must 
26.20 	provide the council with documentation 
26.21 	of all related transaction costs, including, 
26.22 	but not limited to, appraisals, legal fees, 
26.23 	recording fees, commissions, other similar 
26.24 	costs, and donations. This information 
26.25 	must be provided for all parties involved 
26.26 	in the transaction. The recipient must 
26.27 	also report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
26.28 	Heritage Council any difference between the 
26.29 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
26.30 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
26.31 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
26.32 	was conducted. Acquisition data such 
26.33 	as appraisals may remain private during 
26.34 	negotiations but must ultimately be made 
26.35 	public according to Minnesota Statutes, 
26.36 	chapter 13.
27.1 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in this 
27.2 	section, all restoration and enhancement 
27.3 	projects funded with money appropriated 
27.4 	under this section must be on land 
27.5 	permanently protected by a conservation 
27.6 	easement or public ownership or in public 
27.7 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
27.8 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
27.9 	(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
27.10 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
27.11 	of an appropriation under this section must 
27.12 	provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
27.13 	Heritage Council and the commissioner 
27.14 	of management and budget an analysis of 
27.15 	increased operations and maintenance costs 
27.16 	likely to be incurred by public entities as 
27.17 	a result of the acquisition and of how these 
27.18 	costs are to be paid.
27.19 	(h) A recipient of money from an 
27.20 	appropriation under this section must give 
27.21 	consideration to and make timely written 
27.22 	contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
27.23 	for possible use of the corps' services to 
27.24 	contract for restoration and enhancement 
27.25 	services. A copy of the written contact 
27.26 	must be filed with the Lessard-Sams 
27.27 	Outdoor Heritage Council within 15 days of 
27.28 	execution.
27.29 	(i) A recipient of money under this section 
27.30 	must erect signage according to Laws 2009, 
27.31 	chapter 172, article 5, section 10.

27.32 	Sec. 14. LEGACY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
 27.33 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated in this article, as well as each 
27.34 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this article, must satisfy all reporting and other 
28.1 	requirements incumbent upon legacy funding recipients as provided in Laws 2011, First 
28.2 	Special Session chapter 6, article 5.

28.3 	ARTICLE 2
28.4 	CLEAN WATER FUND

28.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 114D.30, subdivision 4, is 
28.6 	amended to read:
28.7 		Subd. 4.Terms; compensation; removal.  The terms of members representing the 
28.8 	state agencies and the Metropolitan Council are four years and are coterminous with the 
28.9 	governor. The terms of other nonlegislative members of the council shall be as provided 
28.10 	in section 15.059, subdivision 2. Members may serve until their successors are appointed 
28.11 	and qualify. Compensation and removal of nonlegislative council members is as provided 
28.12 	in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. Compensation of legislative members is as 
28.13 	determined by the appointing authority. The Pollution Control Agency may reimburse 
28.14 	legislative members for expenses. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the 
28.15 	appointing authority provided in subdivision 1 for the remainder of the unexpired term.

28.16 	Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
28.17 	361, article 2, section 2, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 
28.18 	23, is amended to read:

28.19	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,076,000
	$
	27,630,000
	
28.20 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
28.21 	the second year are to develop total 
28.22 	maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and 
28.23 	TMDL implementation plans for waters 
28.24 	listed on the United States Environmental 
28.25 	Protection Agency approved impaired 
28.26 	waters list in accordance with Minnesota 
28.27 	Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency shall 
28.28 	complete an average of ten percent of the 
28.29 	TMDLs each year over the biennium. Of 
28.30 	this amount, $348,000 the first year is to 
28.31 	retest the comprehensive assessment of the 
28.32 	biological conditions of the lower Minnesota 
28.33 	River and its tributaries within the Lower 
29.1 	Minnesota River Major Watershed, as 
29.2 	previously assessed from 1976 to 1992 under 
29.3 	the Minnesota River Assessment Project 
29.4 	(MRAP). The assessment must include the 
29.5 	same fish species sampling at the same 116 
29.6 	locations and the same macroinvertebrate 
29.7 	sampling at the same 41 locations as the 
29.8 	MRAP assessment. The assessment must:
29.9 	(1) include an analysis of the findings; and
29.10 	(2) identify factors that limit aquatic life in 
29.11 	the Minnesota River.
29.12 	Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is 
29.13 	for a pilot project for the development of 
29.14 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies 
29.15 	conducted on a watershed basis within 
29.16 	the Buffalo River watershed in order to 
29.17 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality 
29.18 	in lakes, rivers, and streams. The pilot 
29.19 	project shall include all necessary field 
29.20 	work to develop TMDL studies for all 
29.21 	impaired subwatersheds within the Buffalo 
29.22 	River watershed and provide information 
29.23 	necessary to complete reports for most of the 
29.24 	remaining watersheds, including analysis of 
29.25 	water quality data, identification of sources 
29.26 	of water quality degradation and stressors, 
29.27 	load allocation development, development 
29.28 	of reports that provide protection plans 
29.29 	for subwatersheds that meet water quality 
29.30 	standards, and development of reports that 
29.31 	provide information necessary to complete 
29.32 	TMDL studies for subwatersheds that do not 
29.33 	meet water quality standards, but are not 
29.34 	listed as impaired.
30.1 	(b) $500,000 the first year is for development 
30.2 	of an enhanced TMDL database to manage 
30.3 	and track progress. Of this amount, $63,000 
30.4 	the first year is to promulgate rules. By 
30.5 	November 1, 2010, the commissioner shall 
30.6 	submit a report to the chairs of the house of 
30.7 	representatives and senate committees with 
30.8 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
30.9 	resources finance on the outcomes achieved 
30.10 	with this appropriation.
30.11 	(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,169,000 
30.12 	the second year are for grants under 
30.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195, to 
30.14 	political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of 
30.15 	the costs to predesign, design, and implement 
30.16 	capital projects that use storm water or treated 
30.17 	municipal wastewater instead of groundwater 
30.18 	from drinking water aquifers, in order to 
30.19 	demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater 
30.20 	or storm water, including the conservation 
30.21 	and protection of water resources. Of
30.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.23 	116.195, of this amount, $1,000,000 the first 
30.24 	year is for grants a direct grant to an ethanol 
30.25 	plants plant in Stevens County that are is
30.26 	within one and one-half miles of a city for 
30.27 	improvements thatuse storm water or reuse 
30.28 	greater than 300,000 gallons of wastewater 
30.29 	per day a pilot project to demonstrate the use 
30.30 	of innovative technology that utilizes effluent 
30.31 	from a commercial water-treatment system 
30.32 	in order to reduce the use of groundwater. 
30.33 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
30.34 	2016.
30.35 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
30.36 	the second year are for groundwater 
31.1 	assessment and drinking water protection to 
31.2 	include:
31.3 	(1) the installation and sampling of at least 
31.4 	30 new monitoring wells;
31.5 	(2) the analysis of samples from at least 40 
31.6 	shallow monitoring wells each year for the 
31.7 	presence of endocrine disrupting compounds; 
31.8 	and
31.9 	(3) the completion of at least four to 
31.10 	five groundwater models for TMDL and 
31.11 	watershed plans.
31.12 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year is for the clean 
31.13 	water partnership program. Priority shall be 
31.14 	given to projects preventing impairments and 
31.15 	degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and 
31.16 	groundwater in accordance with Minnesota 
31.17 	Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, 
31.18 	clause (4). Any balance remaining in the first 
31.19 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
31.20 	second year.
31.21 	(f) $896,000 the first year is to establish 
31.22 	a network of water monitoring sites, to 
31.23 	include at least 20 additional sites, in public 
31.24 	waters adjacent to wastewater treatment 
31.25 	facilities across the state to assess levels of 
31.26 	endocrine-disrupting compounds, antibiotic 
31.27 	compounds, and pharmaceuticals as required 
31.28 	in this article. The data must be placed on 
31.29 	the agency's Web site.
31.30 	(g) $155,000 the first year is to provide 
31.31 	notification of the potential for coal tar 
31.32 	contamination, establish a storm water 
31.33 	pond inventory schedule, and develop best 
31.34 	management practices for treating and 
31.35 	cleaning up contaminated sediments as 
32.1 	required in this article. $490,000 the second 
32.2 	year is to provide grants to local units of 
32.3 	government for up to 50 percent of the costs 
32.4 	to implement best management practices to 
32.5 	treat or clean up contaminated sediments 
32.6 	in storm water ponds and other waters as 
32.7 	defined under this article. Local governments 
32.8 	must have adopted an ordinance for the 
32.9 	restricted use of undiluted coal tar sealants 
32.10 	in order to be eligible for a grant, unless a 
32.11 	statewide restriction has been implemented. 
32.12 	A grant awarded under this paragraph must 
32.13 	not exceed $100,000. Up to $145,000 of the 
32.14 	appropriation in the second year may be used 
32.15 	to complete work required under section 28, 
32.16 	paragraph (c).
32.17 	(h) $350,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
32.18 	second year are for a restoration project in 
32.19 	the lower St. Louis River and Duluth harbor 
32.20 	in order to improve water quality. This 
32.21 	appropriation must be matched by nonstate 
32.22 	money at a rate of at least $2 for every $1 of 
32.23 	state money.
32.24 	(i) $150,000 the first year and $196,000 the 
32.25 	second year are for grants to the Red River 
32.26 	Watershed Management Board to enhance 
32.27 	and expand existing river watch activities in 
32.28 	the Red River of the North. The Red River 
32.29 	Watershed Management Board shall provide 
32.30 	a report that includes formal evaluation 
32.31 	results from the river watch program to the 
32.32 	commissioners of education and the Pollution 
32.33 	Control Agency and to the legislative natural 
32.34 	resources finance and policy committees 
32.35 	and K-12 finance and policy committees by 
32.36 	February 15, 2011.
33.1 	(j) $200,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
33.2 	second year are for coordination with the 
33.3 	state of Wisconsin and the National Park 
33.4 	Service on comprehensive water monitoring 
33.5 	and phosphorus reduction activities in the 
33.6 	Lake St. Croix portion of the St. Croix 
33.7 	River. The Pollution Control Agency 
33.8 	shall work with the St. Croix Basin Water 
33.9 	Resources Planning Team and the St. Croix 
33.10 	River Association in implementing the 
33.11 	water monitoring and phosphorus reduction 
33.12 	activities. This appropriation is available 
33.13 	to the extent matched by nonstate sources. 
33.14 	Money not matched by November 15, 2010, 
33.15 	cancels for this purpose and is available for 
33.16 	the purposes of paragraph (a).
33.17 	(k) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 
33.18 	the second year are for completion of 20 
33.19 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
33.20 	of surface water quality and trends. Of this 
33.21 	amount, $175,000 the first year and $200,000 
33.22 	the second year are for monitoring and 
33.23 	analyzing endocrine disruptors in surface 
33.24 	waters.
33.25 	(l) $100,000 the first year and $150,000 
33.26 	the second year are for civic engagement 
33.27 	in TMDL development. The agency shall 
33.28 	develop a plan for expenditures under 
33.29 	this paragraph. The agency shall give 
33.30 	consideration to civic engagement proposals 
33.31 	from basin or sub-basin organizations, 
33.32 	including the Mississippi Headwaters Board, 
33.33 	the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, 
33.34 	Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, 
33.35 	and the Red River Basin Commission. 
33.36 	By November 15, 2009, the plan shall be 
34.1 	submitted to the house and senate chairs 
34.2 	and ranking minority members of the 
34.3 	environmental finance divisions.
34.4 	(m) $5,000,000 the second year is for 
34.5 	groundwater protection or prevention of 
34.6 	groundwater degradation activities. By 
34.7 	January 15, 2010, the commissioner, in 
34.8 	consultation with the commissioner of 
34.9 	natural resources, the Board of Water and 
34.10 	Soil Resources, and other agencies, shall 
34.11 	submit a report to the chairs of the house of 
34.12 	representatives and senate committees with 
34.13 	jurisdiction over the clean water fund on the 
34.14 	intended use of these funds. The legislature 
34.15 	must approve expenditure of these funds by 
34.16 	law.
34.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.18 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
34.19 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
34.20 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

34.21 	Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, is amended to 
34.22 	read:

34.23
34.24	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	27,534,000
	$
	27,534,000
 31,734,000
	
34.25 	(a) $13,750,000 the first year and 
34.26 	$13,750,000 $15,350,000 the second year are 
34.27 	for pollution reduction and restoration grants 
34.28 	to local government units and joint powers 
34.29 	organizations of local government units to 
34.30 	protect surface water and drinking water; to 
34.31 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
34.32 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, 
34.33 	and streams; and to protect groundwater 
34.34 	and drinking water, including feedlot water 
34.35 	quality and subsurface sewage treatment 
35.1 	system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, 
35.2 	stream channel, and shoreline restoration 
35.3 	projects. The projects must be of long-lasting 
35.4 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
35.5 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
35.6 	or local water management plans.
35.7 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
35.8 	$3,600,000 the second year are for targeted 
35.9 	local resource protection and enhancement 
35.10 	grants. The board shall give priority 
35.11 	consideration to projects and practices 
35.12 	that complement, supplement, or exceed 
35.13 	current state standards for protection, 
35.14 	enhancement, and restoration of water 
35.15 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that 
35.16 	protect groundwater from degradation. Of 
35.17 	this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is 
35.18 	for county SSTS implementation.
35.19 	(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
35.20 	$1,200,000 the second year are to 
35.21 	provide state oversight and accountability, 
35.22 	evaluate results, and develop an electronic 
35.23 	system to measure and track the value of 
35.24 	conservation program implementation by 
35.25 	local governments, including submission 
35.26 	to the legislature by March 1 each year 
35.27 	an annual report prepared by the board, 
35.28 	in consultation with the commissioners of 
35.29 	natural resources, health, agriculture, and 
35.30 	the Pollution Control Agency, detailing the 
35.31 	recipients and projects funded under this 
35.32 	section. The board shall require grantees to 
35.33 	specify the outcomes that will be achieved 
35.34 	by the grants prior to any grant awards.
36.1 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
36.2 	$1,700,000 the second year are for technical 
36.3 	assistance and grants for the conservation 
36.4 	drainage program in consultation with 
36.5 	the Drainage Work Group, created under 
36.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, 
36.7 	subdivision 13, that consists of projects to 
36.8 	retrofit existing or supplement  drainage 
36.9 	systems with water quality improvement 
36.10 	practices, evaluate outcomes, and provide 
36.11 	outreach to landowners, public drainage 
36.12 	authorities, drainage engineers and 
36.13 	contractors, and others. The board shall 
36.14 	coordinate practice standards with the 
36.15 	Natural Resources Conservation Service of 
36.16 	the United States Department of Agriculture 
36.17 	and seek to leverage federal funds as 
36.18 	part of conservation drainage program 
36.19 	implementation.
36.20 	(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
36.21 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
36.22 	permanent conservation easements on 
36.23 	riparian buffers adjacent to public waters, 
36.24 	excluding wetlands, to keep water on the 
36.25 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
36.26 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
36.27 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
36.28 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. The 
36.29 	riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet 
36.30 	unless there is a natural impediment, a road, 
36.31 	or other impediment beyond the control 
36.32 	of the landowner. This appropriation may 
36.33 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
36.34 	protected by easements purchased with 
36.35 	this appropriation and for stream bank 
37.1 	restorations when the riparian buffers have 
37.2 	been restored.
37.3 	(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
37.4 	$2,300,000 the second year are for 
37.5 	permanent conservation easements on 
37.6 	wellhead protection areas under Minnesota 
37.7 	Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 2, 
37.8 	paragraph (d). Priority must be placed on 
37.9 	land that is located where the vulnerability 
37.10 	of the drinking water supply is designated 
37.11 	as high or very high by the commissioner 
37.12 	of health. The board shall coordinate 
37.13 	with the United States Geological Survey, 
37.14 	the commissioners of health and natural 
37.15 	resources, and local communities contained 
37.16 	in the Decorah and St. Lawrence Edge areas 
37.17 	of Winona, Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha 
37.18 	Counties to obtain easements in identified 
37.19 	areas as having the most vulnerability to 
37.20 	groundwater contamination.
37.21 	(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
37.22 	the second year are for community partners 
37.23 	grants to local units of government for: 
37.24 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
37.25 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
37.26 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
37.27 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
37.28 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
37.29 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
37.30 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
37.31 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
37.32 	of proven and effective water retention 
37.33 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
37.34 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
37.35 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
37.36 	to keep water on the land. The projects 
38.1 	must be of long-lasting public benefit, 
38.2 	include a local match, and be consistent with 
38.3 	TMDL implementation plans or local water 
38.4 	management plans. Local government unit 
38.5 	staff and administration costs may be used 
38.6 	as a match.
38.7 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
38.8 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
38.9 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration 
38.10 	evaluations under Minnesota Statutes, 
38.11 	section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
38.12 	(i) The board shall contract for services 
38.13 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
38.14 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
38.15 	under this section for $500,000 the first year 
38.16 	and $500,000 the second year.
38.17 	(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
38.18 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
38.19 	technical and administrative assistance 
38.20 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
38.21 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
38.22 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
38.23 	identified in local water management plans.
38.24 	(k) The appropriations in this section are 
38.25 	available until June 30, 2016.

38.26 	Sec. 4. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES; APPROPRIATION.
 38.27 	(a) $2,200,000 in fiscal year 2013 is appropriated from the clean water fund to 
38.28 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for research, in consultation with 
38.29 	other institutions of higher learning in Minnesota, on aquatic invasive species that 
38.30 	threaten or have the potential to threaten the water quality of the state's lakes, rivers, and 
38.31 	streams. With the approval of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, 
38.32 	the appropriation shall fund the following within the College of Food, Agricultural and 
38.33 	Natural Resource Sciences' Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology:
39.1 	(1) three research assistant professors with three different focus areas, to include 
39.2 	environmental DNA, zebra mussels, and fish ecology;
39.3 	(2) one fish care technician;
39.4 	(3) five graduate students within the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and 
39.5 	Conservation Biology; and
39.6 	(4) up to $1,050,000 in equipment necessary for the research activities under this 
39.7 	paragraph.
39.8 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2018.

39.9 	Sec. 5. LEGACY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
 39.10 	All appropriations in this article are onetime and are subject to the requirements 
39.11 	and availability provisions provided under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, 
39.12 	articles 2 and 5. Each direct recipient of money appropriated in this article, as well as each 
39.13 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this article, must satisfy all reporting and other 
39.14 	requirements incumbent upon legacy funding recipients as provided in Laws 2011, First 
39.15 	Special Session chapter 6, articles 2 and 5.

39.16 	ARTICLE 3
39.17 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

39.18 	Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 3, section 3, is amended to read:

39.19	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	12,641,000
	$
	15,140,000
	
39.20 	(a) $12,641,000 the first year and 
39.21 	$15,140,000 the second year are from the 
39.22 	parks and trails fund to be distributed as 
39.23 	required under new Minnesota Statutes, 
39.24 	section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that 
39.25 	of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for 
39.26 	a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees 
39.27 	along the Victory Memorial Parkway. For 
39.28 	acquisition of an interest in real property, 
39.29 	appropriations under this section are 
39.30 	available until June 30, 2013.
39.31 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit 
39.32 	a report on the expenditure and use of 
39.33 	money appropriated under this section to 
40.1 	the legislature as provided in Minnesota 
40.2 	Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each 
40.3 	year. The report must detail the outcomes in 
40.4 	terms of additional use of parks and trails 
40.5 	resources, user satisfaction surveys, and 
40.6 	other appropriate outcomes.
40.7 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
40.8 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of 
40.9 	money appropriated under this section shall 
40.10 	ensure that the funds are used to supplement 
40.11 	and not substitute for traditional sources of 
40.12 	funding.
40.13 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
40.14 	appropriations under this section shall 
40.15 	give consideration to contracting with the 
40.16 	Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract 
40.17 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities.

40.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

40.19 	ARTICLE 4
40.20 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

40.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.22 		Subd. 5.Creation and validity of grant agreements. (a) A grant agreement is 
40.23 	not valid and the state is not bound by the grant unless:
40.24 	(1) the grant has been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who is 
40.25 	party to the grant; and
40.26 	(2) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant in 
40.27 	accordance with policy approved by the commissioner.; and
40.28 	(3) the grant agreement includes an effective date that references either section 
40.29 	16C.05, subdivision 2, or 16B.98, subdivisions 5 and 7, as determined by the granting 
40.30 	agency.
40.31 	(b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years 
40.32 	without specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, 
40.33 	procedures, and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is 
40.34 	in the best interest of the state.
41.1 	(c) A fully executed copy of the grant agreement with all amendments and other 
41.2 	required records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a time 
41.3 	equal to that required of grantees in subdivision 8.
41.4 	(d) Grant agreements must comply with policies established by the commissioner 
41.5 	for minimum grant agreement standards and practices.
41.6 	(e) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state 
41.7 	agency grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

41.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.98, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
41.9 		Subd. 7.Grant payments. Payments to the grantee may not be issued until the 
41.10 	grant agreement is fully executed. Encumbrances for grants issued by June 30 may be 
41.11 	certified for a period of one year beyond the year in which the funds were originally 
41.12 	appropriated as provided by section 16A.28, subdivision 6.

41.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116U.26, is amended to read:
41.14 	116U.26 FILM PRODUCTION JOBS PROGRAM.
41.15 	(a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated 
41.16 	by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the 
41.17 	director of Explore Minnesota Tourism commissioner of administration. The program 
41.18 	shall make payment to producers of feature films, national television or Internet programs, 
41.19 	documentaries, music videos, and commercials that directly create new film jobs in 
41.20 	Minnesota. To be eligible for a payment, a producer must submit documentation to the 
41.21 	Minnesota Film and TV Board of expenditures for production costs incurred in Minnesota 
41.22 	that are directly attributable to the production in Minnesota of a film product.
41.23 	The Minnesota Film and TV Board shall make recommendations to the director of 
41.24 	Explore Minnesota Tourism commissioner of administration about program payment, but 
41.25 	the director commissioner has the authority to make the final determination on payments. 
41.26 	The director's commissioner's determination must be based on proper documentation of 
41.27 	eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more than five percent of the funds 
41.28 	appropriated for the program in any year may be expended for administration.
41.29 	(b) For the purposes of this section:
41.30 	(1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:
41.31 	(i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;
41.32 	(ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal 
41.33 	services corporations for the services of a performing artist;
41.34 	(iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;
42.1 	(iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;
42.2 	(v) editing and related services;
42.3 	(vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or
42.4 	(vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted 
42.5 	entertainment industry practice; and
42.6 	(2) "film" means a feature film, television or Internet show, documentary, music 
42.7 	video, or television commercial, whether on film, video, or digital media. Film does not 
42.8 	include news, current events, public programming, or a program that includes weather 
42.9 	or market reports; a talk show; a production with respect to a questionnaire or contest; a 
42.10 	sports event or sports activity; a gala presentation or awards show; a finished production 
42.11 	that solicits funds; or a production for which the production company is required under 
42.12 	United States Code, title 18, section 2257, to maintain records with respect to a performer 
42.13 	portrayed in a single-media or multimedia program.
42.14 	(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV Board 
42.15 	may make reimbursements of: (1) up to 20 percent of film production costs for films that 
42.16 	locate production outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 
42.17 	2, or that incur production costs in excess of $5,000,000 in the metropolitan area within 
42.18 	a 12-month period; or (2) up to 15 percent of film production costs for films that incur 
42.19 	production costs of $5,000,000 or less in the metropolitan area within a 12-month period.

42.20 	Sec. 4. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, 
42.21 	is amended to read:

42.22
42.23	Subd. 5.Minnesota Historical Society
 		12,050,000
		12,050,000
12,950,000
	
42.24 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
42.25 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
42.26 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
42.27 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
42.28 	historical resources. Grant agreements 
42.29 	entered into by the Minnesota Historical 
42.30 	Society and other recipients of appropriations 
42.31 	in this subdivision shall ensure that 
42.32 	these funds are used to supplement and 
42.33 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
42.34 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
42.35 	Minnesota Historical Society shall be used to 
43.1 	supplement, and not substitute for, traditional 
43.2 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
43.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
43.4 	historic preservation projects that improve 
43.5 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
43.6 	until June 30, 2015.
43.7 	Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. 
43.8 	$5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000
43.9 	$5,450,000 the second year are for history 
43.10 	programs and projects operated or conducted 
43.11 	by or through local, county, regional, or 
43.12 	other historical or cultural organizations; or 
43.13 	for activities to preserve significant historic 
43.14 	and cultural resources. Funds are to be 
43.15 	distributed through a competitive grants 
43.16 	process. The Minnesota Historical Society 
43.17 	shall administer these funds using established 
43.18 	grants mechanisms, with assistance from 
43.19 	the advisory committee created under Laws 
43.20 	2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, 
43.21 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
43.22 	Programs. $4,800,000 the first year and 
43.23 	$4,800,000 $5,200,000 the second year are 
43.24 	for programs and purposes related to the 
43.25 	historical and cultural heritage of the state 
43.26 	of Minnesota, conducted by the Minnesota 
43.27 	Historical Society.
43.28 	History Partnerships. $1,500,000 the first 
43.29 	year and $1,500,000 $1,700,000 the second 
43.30 	year are for partnerships involving multiple 
43.31 	organizations, which may include the 
43.32 	Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and 
43.33 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and 
43.34 	cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
44.1 	Statewide Survey of Historical and 
44.2 	Archaeological Sites. $250,000 the first 
44.3 	year and $250,000 the second year are 
44.4 	for a contract or contracts to be let on a 
44.5 	competitive basis to conduct statewide 
44.6 	surveys of Minnesota's sites of historical, 
44.7 	archaeological, and cultural significance. 
44.8 	Results of this survey must be published in 
44.9 	a searchable form, available to the public on 
44.10 	a cost-free basis. The Minnesota Historical 
44.11 	Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist, 
44.12 	and the Indian Affairs Council shall each 
44.13 	appoint a representative to an oversight 
44.14 	board to select contractors and direct the 
44.15 	conduct of these surveys. The oversight 
44.16 	board shall consult with the Departments of 
44.17 	Transportation and Natural Resources.
44.18 	Digital Library. $250,000 the first year and 
44.19 	$250,000 the second year are for a digital 
44.20 	library project to preserve, digitize, and share 
44.21 	Minnesota images, documents, and historical 
44.22 	materials. The Minnesota Historical Society 
44.23 	shall cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary 
44.24 	loan system and shall jointly share this 
44.25 	appropriation for these purposes.
44.26 	Commemoration Activities. $100,000 
44.27 	the second year is for activities that 
44.28 	commemorate the sesquicentennial of 
44.29 	the American Civil War and the Dakota 
44.30 	Conflict, as recommended by the Civil War 
44.31 	Commemoration Task Force established in 
44.32 	Executive Order 11-15 (2011).

44.33 	Sec. 5. COMMEMORATION PROGRAMMING; APPROPRIATION.
 44.34 	$80,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
44.35 	to the commissioner of administration for grants to public broadcasting organizations to 
45.1 	develop programming that commemorates the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War 
45.2 	and the Dakota Conflict. This appropriation is divided as follows:
45.3 	(1) $15,000 is for a grant to Minnesota Public Radio;
45.4 	(2) $15,000 is for a grant to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio 
45.5 	Stations; and
45.6 	(3) $50,000 is for a grant to Twin Cities Public Television to complete production 
45.7 	of two historic documentaries and to develop an educational Web site that provides 
45.8 	Minnesota educators and students with access to documentary content, video segments, 
45.9 	and lesson guides. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, 
45.10 	paragraph (f), Twin Cities Public Television may spend a portion of this appropriation for 
45.11 	travel and filming outside of Minnesota.

45.12 	Sec. 6. FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 45.13 	$600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage 
45.14 	fund to the commissioner of administration for a new film production incentive program. 
45.15 	The commissioner, in consultation with the Independent Feature Project/Minnesota, 
45.16 	shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film 
45.17 	or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in 
45.18 	Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in 
45.19 	Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction 
45.20 	and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and 
45.21 	equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance 
45.22 	with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to 
45.23 	the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A 
45.24 	producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred to the 
45.25 	commissioner of administration.

45.26 	Sec. 7. HISTORICAL RULEMAKING WEB SITE; APPROPRIATION.
 45.27 	$35,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to 
45.28 	the revisor of statutes to design and implement a Web site to provide the public searchable 
45.29 	access to historical documents relating to state agency rulemaking. It is anticipated that 
45.30 	the revisor of statutes will match this appropriation from carryforward funds and that the 
45.31 	revisor will use the carryforward funds to design and implement a Web site that will 
45.32 	provide the public searchable access to future state agency rulemaking documents.

45.33 	Sec. 8. LET'S GO FISHING; APPROPRIATION.
 46.1 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2013 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
46.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Let's Go Fishing of Minnesota to 
46.3 	provide community outreach to senior citizens, youth, and veterans and for the costs 
46.4 	associated with establishing and recruiting new chapters in order to preserve Minnesota's 
46.5 	cultural heritage of fishing. The grants must be matched with cash or in-kind contributions 
46.6 	from nonstate sources.

46.7 	Sec. 9. LEGACY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
 46.8 	All appropriations in this article are onetime and are subject to the requirements 
46.9 	and availability provisions provided under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, 
46.10 	articles 4 and 5. Each direct recipient of money appropriated in this article, as well as each 
46.11 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this article, must satisfy all reporting and other 
46.12 	requirements incumbent upon legacy funding recipients as provided in Laws 2011, First 
46.13 	Special Session chapter 6, articles 4 and 5.

46.14 	Sec. 10. GOVERNOR TO URGE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON OF CHASKA.
 46.15 	The governor, in consultation with the chairs of the house and senate committees 
46.16 	with jurisdiction over legacy funds, shall urge the President of the United States to pardon 
46.17 	We-Chank-Wash-ta-don-pee, also known as Chaska, for alleged crimes stemming from 
46.18 	the Dakota Conflict of 1862.